CBC Daybreak is going to be at Seeds café in Pincher Creek Saturday morning (March 1). I cannot remember the name of the rancher they will be interviewing/ discussing the coal issue. I wonder if any of you will be going?
Sorry, I don't want guess and get the name of the rancher wrong. No, not local anymore. Just love that part of the world and Lorne's writing. Anyway, hope the attendance is good on Saturday morning.
I just inquired with Lorne and he replied as follows:
"The confusion rests in the point I made that at extremely low reservoir levels, at 5 % of reservoir capacity, the water requirement by Northback would be nearly half of what is left in the reservoir. It is at this end of the scale, when water is short we need to consider the water used for mining."
CBC Daybreak is going to be at Seeds café in Pincher Creek Saturday morning (March 1). I cannot remember the name of the rancher they will be interviewing/ discussing the coal issue. I wonder if any of you will be going?
Thanks for the heads up Jill. You must be local. I’d really like to know who that rancher is. Any chance you could provide that.
Sorry, I don't want guess and get the name of the rancher wrong. No, not local anymore. Just love that part of the world and Lorne's writing. Anyway, hope the attendance is good on Saturday morning.
With respect, I don't think the numbers are right for the comparison of the water required by Northback to the quantity of water in the Oldman Reservoir. The Oldman Reservoir currently has about 278 million cubic metres. https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/beyond-local/declining-water-levels-in-oldman-reservoir-md-assures-close-monitoring-10228913
...the Grassy Mountain Coal Mine WDL application was submitted, with a total request for 558,772 m3 (~559 ML) from two local licence transfers from Crowsnest Pass MD and Devon Canada Corporation, plus one new industrial allocation request of 150 AF (185 ML) or the total industrial allocation available under the Oldman WAO. https://ablawg.ca/2021/03/08/does-the-water-licence-for-a-coal-mine-capture-its-impact-on-the-water-resource-examining-benga-mining-limiteds-proposed-grassy-mountain-mine-in-the-headwaters-of-the-oldman-river-basin/?amp=1
I just inquired with Lorne and he replied as follows:
"The confusion rests in the point I made that at extremely low reservoir levels, at 5 % of reservoir capacity, the water requirement by Northback would be nearly half of what is left in the reservoir. It is at this end of the scale, when water is short we need to consider the water used for mining."
The Oldman Reservoir was at its lowest since construction in November 2023. It was at 27% with a water volume of 131377000 m3.
It would have to be at 3% for Lorne's statement to be correct.
Thanks for that.
I have to figure out how to share these excellent "articles" on facebook etc thanks Lorne